How common is the last name Barnes?

206,431 people in the United States have the last name Barnes, about 1 in 1,448. It ranks #116 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BARNES

#116

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
206,431
About
1 in 1,448
This common or more
17.9%
Who bears it

Of the 206,431 people with the last name Barnes, 61.8% reported their origin as White, 28.9% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Barnes, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Barnes ranks #28,430 of 53,615, with 316 people. See Barnes as a first name

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